Archive for November, 2010
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010You look at the trailer for Faster and you know instantly what you are going to get. If this were thriller, or spy film for example that would be a bad thing. But Faster is an action film, so it’s great news. Faster is simply about revenge. The bad guys (Dwayne Johnson) rob a bank. [...]
Movie Preview: The Tourist
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010There is nothing like hype to sell a movie. There is also little better to generate hype than having Johnny Depp and Anjelina Jolie in a movie together. Especially when there is the potential for a good sex scene. But is there anything that may be worthwhile in the film? Is it all hype and [...]
Television Review: Law & Order UK on BBC America
Saturday, November 13th, 2010Law & Order has been a staple of television in the U.S. for nearly 2 decades. It has dominated it’s timeslot and is highly popular in reruns and cable syndication. It’s been so successful that the BBC has decided to copy it. In entertainment, copying an existing television show or film is not just an [...]
Garfield – against Veterans or just unlucky?
Saturday, November 13th, 2010Love him or hate him, most people have seen Garfield. He’s the overweight and snarky cat headlining the comic strip in newspapers across the nation for over a decade. In fact his popularity is so high that 2 movies (both incredibly unfunny) have been made. But the one thing that probably hasn’t been questioned about [...]
Happy Birthday USMC – 235 years, Semper Fidelis
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010The Marines’ Hymn From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, We fight our country’s battles in the air, on land and sea. First to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine. Our Flag’s unfurled to every breeze [...]
Cool lightsaber battle
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Yes I am a geek. I love Star Wars (mostly the original 3 films and Darth Maul). Like every Star Wars fan, I would love to have a lightsaber and to have a kickass fight with it. Reality kicks in to remind me that this will not happen. So the alternative is to live vicariously [...]
Shoot a man in the back and walk… if he’s Black
Monday, November 8th, 2010We have followed the shooting, trial, and verdict in the murder of Oscar Grant by former BART officer Johannes Mehserle since January 2008. Throughout that time we have said and believed that justice would not be done. Though we hoped that we would be proven wrong. We have presented video, 5 of the 7 we [...]
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